Accrington C.C. Newsletters 1997

Accringto n Cricket Club Newsletter February 1997 Orqanisation on the reve'1se side, is an organisational chart of the club, drawn by Michael wilson Nathan Astle The new professional's car will be sponsored by Greyhound Ford. Nathan is due to arrive in England on Aprit 16th. On Friday 18th April there will be a 'Meet the Pro Night' in the clubhouse. ln May, he will go on a shott visit to lndia with New Zealand. Sportsman's Dinner This will be held at St. Jose-ph's Hall on April 11th. Tickets are selling fast. Anyone wishing to attend should contact Mark Stevenson (01282 775127\ or any member of the Fund Raising Committee. See overleaf' Cricket frFa-re ueing held at Mount Carmel School on Thursday evenings for seniors, under the supervision of 1st Team Manager Graham Beech, and Friday ev-enings for Juniors. ln 1g97 the club will not run a 4th Xl. lnstead, we will field two 3rd Xl's. One team will play in the Lancashire LeagueSioXt t""!r"andan'A'teamwilt playinthe B'divisionof theAccringtonandDistrictLeague.Wewill alsorunanunder18team, wniJn witt play on Monday evenings. The aim-of these changes is to enable our young players to develop and sharpen their cricketing abilities to th; full. Mark Stevenso-n will take the role of the 1st Xl captain with Duncan Warburton leading the 2nds and Michael Donnelly the 'A' team. This season the Junior Practice night will be on Wednesdays' Eund Raisinq Tiffi;ffi]. th" "lrb has formed a Fund Raising Committee (See overleaf) which will organise events. i.e. Reunion Night and Sportsman's Dinner and oversee SPonsorshiP. @! ?r,ffig new quiz game based on the rules of cricket is being held on Thursday nights in the clubhouse. A team comprises five people and it is ts.ilo to enter wrth cash prizes for the wrnners. For more details see Russ Cuddihy or turn up on the night. Treasure Line firgt. "f .hrlle.s", from the National Lottery our Treasure Line run in conlunction with Swinton Rugby Club is still going strong. one of our members, Kim Smalley from Karrimor has jus-t won the top weekly prize of E1,000. To join contact Alven Burrows (234897) . Remember you can't win if your not in. Jurassic Park This excellent band are appearing at the club on Saturday 1st March. Members are free Guests C1 00 Golden Moments Ac"*sionb b"st sellms book of 1996 is still available. For €6.00 it makes an ideal gift. Souvenir Brochure The club plans to release isouvenir Brochure based on the cricketing activities and social events of our 150th year ii: April. Exhibition The display of photographs and memorabilia which was situated in the Town Hall over Christmas will appear at Howarth Art Ga'l\ery from March 8th until April 11th ffio,rgh o"ce aga'n p*rly supported in numbers, a total of t463.00 was raised. El0O.OO has been donated to Leukaemia Research.